Field-gun.



W. T. CLINGER.

FIELD GUN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.5.' 19m.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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W. T. CLINGER.

FIELD GUN.

APPLICATION nun SEPT. 5. ms

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To all whom it may concern: 1 1 =1Be it knowngthat I, WILLIAM T. OLINGER, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Oil Gitv, inthe county of Venango and State 7 of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new fandusefullmprovements in Field-Guns, of which the following is a specification.

invention relates to improvements in portable field guns designed primarily to distribute the shots over a wide area at a re: mote oint. I rther object of the invention is to provide means for mounting the guns so as to "permit of convenient movement from -'placetogplace,and means for locking the i gun's'to'the; wheels to'form an integral structune" or abutment when the guns are fired.

A still further object ofthe invention is to x provide a structure capable of simulta- 1 neously 3 firing a large number of shells to be effective over a wide range, maln'ng the gun particularly: usefulffor defensive actionfagainst air bombing, or for field use. 'Tlieeinvention also comprehends improvements inthe details 'of construction and arrangement ofparts which will be hereinfafter described, and particularly pointed out inithe claims. i

' In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my im- -proved gun." Z. =*Fig.i2 is a detail perspective view of the gun frame.

r Fig. 3 is a central vertical section. v

Fig. .4 is a top plan view. Fig; -5';is a'sidelelevation of a modified form ofthe invention. o Fig. fi is a detail perspective view of a porn: of the frame.

,ardlyg'extended alinedf trunnions 3 3, h-icli support wheels The frame comrises la-cehtralelongated openuyoke 5, loated iintermediate the wheels 4. The open oke' extends above and below the horizontal plane of the. trunnions, and from opposite sidesf 'the'gupperi bar 6, extend similar brakets 7 '7. Each bracket projects 'over theltop of the "adjacent wheel, and then Lde ends on the outside of the latter as shown fat and :from the in'nerside of the dependportion. 8, projects the trunnion. Extending rearwardly from the lower ends of Specification of Letters Patent.

l 'indicates a frame providedwith two in-- PATENT OFFICE.

FIELD-GUN.

- Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

. 1 Application filed September 5, 1918. Serial No. 252,742.

the'depending portions 8, are handles 99, and mounted on the same are brake shoes 9 .9% controlled and (heated at 10. I

When the brake shoes are applied to the wheels, the frame and wheels are made rigid, to form a fixed support for the guns, as-will later appear. i The forward vertical bar 11, of the frame 1, is provided With openings 12,.to receive the barrels of machine guns 13, while the rear vertical bar 14, is provided with elongated openings 15, in falinement with the openings 12, said o enings receiving the stocks of theguns: .Xdjacent each opening 15, is a latch 16, to engage a notch 17, in the side of each gun stock, to hold the guns in fixed position in the frame.

' Pivotally mounted on the bar14, adjacent theopenings 15,'are bell crank levers 17 the horizontal members of which are all connected to a cable 18. The cable 18, passes over'a guide pulley 19, on the lower the frame, and thence passes over a guide 20, on one of the handles, and at its free end it isprovided with a finger piece 22. The up perends of thevertical members of the'bell crank levers are connected by links or the like 23, with the trigger 24, of the machine guns, as shown in Fig. 3, whereby to provide means for simultaneously firing all the guns. Shields 25, are mounted on the trunnions inside the Wheels, to protect the frame and the guns.

' In'the modificationshown in Figs. and 6, the frame '30, is pivoted at 31, to a platform' 32,"rotatably1mounted on a base 33, which is vertically adjustable by a rack and pinionsuch'as shown at 34. The platformmay be'rotated and adjusted by means of the latch and teeth 35. Extending vertically-from the platform 32,,i's a standard-36, which supports a rack 37, "cotipera'ting with therack. is a pawl 38, pivoted to the frame 30, and connected to said pawl is a cable 39, which extends over a guide pulley 40, and its free end is secured to a block on the frame in convenient reach of the operator.

The frame is provided with alined elongated openings 41, through which the machine guns extend. The ns are retained in the frame by latches 42, slmilar to those preoperated by levers inend of I viously described, and the bell cranks and connections are likewise similar.

An L-shape standard 45, is mounted on-the base, and the horizontal member thereof is provided with teeth 4:6. The horizontal member passes through a'guide 47, which houses a pinion 4:8, to engage the teeth 46, whereby to move the L-shape bar back and forth. Theverticalmember of the L-shape bar is provided with sets of openings 50', through selected ones of'whieh pins 51, pass, to pivotally connect links 52, the opposite ends of the latter being pivoted to the guns. By adjusting the pins 51, in selected openingstheangular position-of the various guns can be set to shoot over a wide area, andby rotating the pinion and moving the Lshape bar,- the guns will be raised and lowered to increase ordecrease the area over which the shots are intended to cover, the latches acting as pivots for the guns when this adjustment is made. i i

In operation, referring especmfly I l'to l,'the machine guns are loaded, and inserted in the openings in the frame, the latches 16' are engaged in their seats,- and the links 23 are connected to the triggers 2d. The operator now releases the brakes, and

5 the frame '1 is adjusted on the trunnions, to

appropriately incline the guns to obtain the desired range. "After the range isfobtained, the brakes are set and the frame and wheels are locked together, and if need be, the

' 3 wheels can be chucked.

The operator now pulls on the cable 18 and all the guns are simultaneously fired, and it follows that the shells are distributed over a wide range, thislbeing' especially desirable if the enemys stand is on a hill side.

'By this construction of the frame and handles, itis obvious the guns may be elevated or depressed Ito shoot at any angle,

'which is particularly useful not only for attacking an'enemy on a hill side, but'is also the effective rangeof'the guns can'be-conveniently made. Furthermore, the pawl and ratchet provides for angular adjustment of the guns, which of course is in addition to the angular adjustment of the individual e m- What I claim is 7 1. In conrbinatiom, a'vertically disposed frame formed with alined front and rear, openings, a plurality ofguns mounted in the alined openings in the frame, means for angularly adjusting the frame and guns, means for supporting the frame, means for locking the frame in adjusted angular position, and means connecting all the guns to simultane ously fire all said guns.

2: In'combmation, open frame, wheels, for supporting the frame, guns mounted in the frame, handles extending from the frame, brakes between the handles and the wheels to lock the latter and the frame together, and means for simultaneously firing all the guns.

3. In combina'tionQan openframe,=wheels on which the openxframe is pivotally supported, the frame having'talined openin gun's mounted in the openingsymeans or locking the frame and the} wheels together,

-a plurality of connected levers on the frame,

and means for connecting the res ecti levers with the triggers of the respective guns 'whereby toy simultaneously fire the is; 7' V l': 4. In combination, a pair of. Wheelsga framedisposed between thei wheels and provided with overhanging brackets which ex;

tend over the wheels, *apair of trunnions on the brackets, thewheels being'supportedon 1 the trunnions, handles extending 1 ifrom "the frame,hrakes on the handles and disposed to engage the wheels, frame, means for securing the s 'to the frame, and a plurality of .connected devices on the frame and connected'withthe trig mounted 'lin fthe gers of the guns'wherehy'the are'simule V taneouslyfiredr r ,i VIII, combination, a fr mmpfisipgl a central openyoke having alinedopemngs, .1 lateral brackets extending from the upper endof 'the'frame and depending at their ends, the depending portions having trunnions and rearwardly extended" handles, wheelsmounted. inside the'brackets on the trunnions, brakes between the handles and the wheel, guns'mounted in the frame,= and means extended to one of the hhndles to simultaneously fire all the guns.

6. In combinatiomsidesupports, aframe pivotally mounted-on the side supports ineluding a pair of depending'barsformed with alined openings torece'iveaplurality rame, means for locking th fi m h a r of guns, means for angularly adjustingthe adjusted to the side supports,- a' trigger op erating device'adjacent each opening ln-one of the hard: and a 'connectioniibetween'fall the trigger operatingdevices to simultane ously firetheguns."

In combinationil a] frame 5 pivotally mounted on the'support andin eluding a pair of" vertically disposed bars formed with a plurality of alined'openings to receive a plurality of" guns, "a trigger opcrating. device. extending through each of the openingsin one of the verticallydis- 7 posed bars, a connection between all the rality of alined openings to receive a plutrigger operating devices, and means for rality of guns, means on the frame for silocking the frame to support. 7 multaneously firing the plurality of guns, 10 8. In combination, a pair of wheels, a and means for locking the frame to the -5-frame having trunnions on which the wheels wheels. I p f :are mounted, said frame including a pair of In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

" spaced intermediate bars formed with a plu- WILLIAM T. CLINGER.

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